Racial/Ethnic Differences in Trajectories of Aggression in a Longitudinal Sample of High-Risk, Urban Youth

Abstract Purpose To estimate trajectories of aggression among African Americans and Hispanics using a longitudinal sample of urban adolescents, and test multiple domains of risk factors to differentiate profiles of aggression. Methods Participants included 3,038 adolescents followed from sixth to ei...

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Published in:Journal of adolescent health 2012-07, Vol.51 (1), p.45-52
Main Authors: Reingle, Jennifer M., Ph.D, Maldonado-Molina, Mildred M., Ph.D, Jennings, Wesley G., Ph.D, Komro, Kelli A., Ph.D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - ethnology
Adolescents
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
African Americans - psychology
Aggression
Aggression - psychology
Alcohol
Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
Biological and medical sciences
Black American people
Chicago - epidemiology
Child
Drinking Behavior
Drug
Ethnic groups
Female
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic Americans - psychology
Hispanic people
Humans
Longitudinal
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medical sciences
Pediatrics
Personality
Prognosis
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Racial Differences
Risk
Risk Factors
Social behavior disorders. Criminal behavior. Delinquency
Trajectory
Urban Areas
Urban Population
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Summary:Abstract Purpose To estimate trajectories of aggression among African Americans and Hispanics using a longitudinal sample of urban adolescents, and test multiple domains of risk factors to differentiate profiles of aggression. Methods Participants included 3,038 adolescents followed from sixth to eighth grade. Trajectories of aggression were estimated for African Americans and Hispanics separately, and multinomial regression procedures were used to evaluate the effect of multiple domains of risk and protective factors. Mediation analyses were conducted to evaluate the indirect effects of contextual variables on aggression. Results Four profiles of aggression were identified. Among Hispanics, groups included: (1) low-aggression, (2) desistors, (3) escalators, and (4) consistent aggression; among African Americans: (1) low-aggression, (2) escalators, (3) moderate-consistent aggression, and (4) consistent aggression. Differences in the multiple domains of risk factors emerged between racial/ethnic groups. Conclusions Contextual variables (peer alcohol use, adult alcohol consumption, and access to alcohol at home) increased risk for aggression differentially by racial/ethnic group.
ISSN:1054-139X
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DOI:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.11.008